Baghdad summoned the Lebanese ambassador on Wednesday to express its objection to recent remarks by Lebanese President Joseph Aoun, who cited the Shiite-led Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) as an example Beirut does not wish to follow if Hezbollah were to be integrated into the country’s national defense structure.

In this episode of Unfinished Stories, Hevidar Ahmed returns to Turkey for a second time to follow up on the ongoing peace talks between the Turkish state and the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK). His first visit took place in February.

A teacher in Iran’s Kurdistan province is under investigation after reportedly beating 13 primary school students, leaving at least one hospitalized, according to reports from state-affiliated media and human rights groups.

The Kurdish-led administration in northeast Syria (Rojava) announced on Wednesday the handover of four individuals affiliated with the Islamic State (ISIS) to a visiting UK delegation, during a meeting that also emphasized continued British support.

Iran’s deputy foreign minister on Monday warned that Syria faces growing instability and foreign occupation as Israel escalates its military campaign and diplomatic realignments shift the regional order.